Princeton Gets Ncaa Berth

Sat., Feb. 28, 1998

Associated Press

Top 25 basketball

James Mastaglio scored 14 points to lead No. 9 Princeton to a 51-37 men’s victory over Columbia on Friday night in New York as the Tigers, helped by Penn’s loss to Cornell, clinched the Ivy League Championship and the NCAA Tournament bid that goes with it.

The Tigers (24-1, 12-0), who kept a number of streaks alive, have won 17 straight games, 26 in a row in the conference, 10 straight over Columbia and their last 44 in the month of February. Columbia is 11-14, 6-7.

Women

(10) UNC 76, (15) Virginia 56

In Charlotte, N.C., Tracy Reid scored 31 points as the Tar Heels (22-6) stopped the Cavaliers (18-9) in the ACC tournament.

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